Burstnet Technologies Inc. aka Burstnet lies, rips off landlord, refused to move out of Dunmore Data

[drmike]

Well I hate to seem lazy, but Burst + Shawn Arcus  have a boatload of UCC filings in Pennsylvania.  PA requires an account to download the documents.  Reading these could take days to weeks.

Two batches... First Burst, then the owner Shawn Arcus.

MATCHES: BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES

2012051605048 05/15/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
34090184 06/25/2001 10:28 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES INC - [Commercial]
1000 S MARKET ST, BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815
34090185 06/25/2001 10:28 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES INC - [Commercial]
1000 S MARKET ST, BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815
2009043010165 04/30/2009 08:06 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES INC - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2009101506662 10/15/2009 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES INC - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVENUE, Scranton, PA 18510
2009101506674 10/15/2009 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES INC - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVENUE, Scranton, PA 18510
2014011406814 01/14/2014 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES INC. - [Commercial]
1205 O'NEILL HIGHWAY, Dunmore, PA 18512
2009120904897 12/08/2009 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC - [Commercial]
42 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
2010051005307 05/10/2010 01:51 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2010092005483 09/20/2010 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2010102103410 10/21/2010 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2010110502086 11/05/2010 11:26 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18501
2010121500504 12/14/2010 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2010123105192 12/31/2010 04:31 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
PO BOX 591, SCRANTON, PA 18501
2011011005440 01/10/2011 04:59 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
2011030701401 03/04/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2011030702605 03/07/2011 11:37 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
302 EAST STREET, BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815
2011042502821 04/21/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510-2314
2011052000879 05/19/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scanton, PA 18510
2011052503231 05/24/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2011060306308 06/02/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2011062305346 06/23/2011 07:34 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
302 East St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
2011062705130 06/27/2011 03:05 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott St, Scranton, PA 18510
2011072106132 07/21/2011 04:00 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scanton, PA 18510
2011072904019 07/29/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510-2314
2011092900926 09/28/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2011092900990 09/28/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510-2314
2011100405698 10/03/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE., Scranton, PA 18510
2011100406171 10/03/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2011100501654 10/03/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2011102601343 10/25/2011 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2011103103158 10/31/2011 12:39 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2011113009578 11/30/2011 08:15 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
2012010903205 01/06/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
P.O. Box 591, Scranton, PA 18501-0591
2012010903217 01/06/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
P.O. Box 591, Scranton, PA 18501-0591
2012030501562 03/02/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2012050308427 05/03/2012 06:57 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
2012051405347 05/11/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510-2314
2012051501531 05/14/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2014012106439 01/21/2014 04:15 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
1205 ONEILL HWY, DUNMORE, PA 18512
2009102600916 10/26/2009 09:22 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
302 EAST STREET, BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815
2009061105827 06/11/2009 02:19 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2009070706581 07/02/2009 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVENUE, Scranton, PA 18510
2009073105148 07/31/2009 01:57 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
302 EAST ST, BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815
2009082801284 08/27/2009 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVENUE, Scranton, PA 18510
20031116357 11/17/2003 03:37 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVENUE, Scranton, PA 18501-8501
2006102403924 10/24/2006 10:49 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT STREET, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2006102403962 10/24/2006 10:50 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT STREET, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2008042804139 04/28/2008 11:41 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
2008071803752 07/18/2008 02:34 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2008080507820 08/05/2008 03:12 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT ST, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2012062907875 06/29/2012 05:49 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
2012070906227 07/09/2012 02:46 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Preston Ave., Scranton, PA 18510
2012080201895 08/01/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2012091001933 09/10/2012 11:34 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
125 O'Neill Highway, Dunmore, PA 18512
2012092504574 09/21/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2012100500185 10/02/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2012110703822 11/02/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
1205 O'Neil Highway, Dunmore, PA 18512
2012110802125 11/05/2012 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVENUE, Scranton, PA 18510
2012112804638 11/28/2012 02:40 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510-2314
2012121101994 12/11/2012 10:05 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
2012122405177 12/24/2012 02:28 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave., Scranton, PA 18510
2012122704347 12/27/2012 12:53 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE., SCRANTON, PA 18510
2012123104409 12/31/2012 02:41 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave., Scranton, PA 18510
2013010701499 01/03/2013 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
8600 HARRY HINES RD, Dallas, TX 75235
2013010906493 01/09/2013 01:18 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2013030104637 03/01/2013 02:09 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
1205 O'NEILL HWY, DUNMORE, PA 18512
2013032807475 03/28/2013 05:38 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
1205 O ' NEILL HWY, DUNMORE, PA 18512
2013040904572 04/09/2013 12:25 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2013041106278 04/11/2013 05:01 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave., Scranton, PA 18512
2013041703034 04/16/2013 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, Scranton, PA 18510
2013042304849 04/23/2013 01:18 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2013060403726 06/03/2013 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Bethon, PA 18964
2013070307495 07/03/2013 04:06 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2013070503592 07/05/2013 01:54 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Ave, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2013071907981 07/19/2013 05:48 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2013100107587 09/30/2013 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
1205 O'Neill Highway, Dunmore, PA 18512
2013102805856 10/28/2013 05:37 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2013103104902 10/31/2013 04:05 PM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
2013110701969 11/07/2013 10:53 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18510
2013112502123 11/22/2013 08:00 AM BURSTNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - [Commercial]
422 PRESCOTT AVENUE, Scranton, PA 18510

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Shawn Arcus UCC filings.

2014011406814 01/14/2014 08:00 AM ARCUS, SANDI - [individual]
507 Skyline Drive South, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
2014020501437 02/05/2014 11:06 AM ARCUS, SHAWN - [individual]
422 Prescott Ave., scranton, PA 18510
2014020501499 02/05/2014 11:14 AM ARCUS, SHAWN - [individual]
507 skyline drive s., clarks summit, PA 18411
2014020501627 02/05/2014 11:32 AM ARCUS, SHAWN - [individual]
507 SKYLINE DR S, CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411
2014020501742 02/05/2014 11:34 AM ARCUS, SHAWN - [individual]
507 SKYLINE DR S, CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411
2013091004513 09/09/2013 08:00 AM ARCUS, SHAWN - [individual]
507 Skyline Drive, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
2014011406814 01/14/2014 08:00 AM ARCUS, SHAWN - [individual]
507 Skyline Drive South, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
2012010903192 01/06/2012 08:00 AM ARCUS, SHAWN M. - [individual]
422 Prescott Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510-2314

What's interesting is Shawn's filings start January 2012 and latest is  2/5/2014 (relatively recently).  Those involve a financing company in Philadelphia - LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc.   It's a partnership of three very big companies:

http://www.leafnow.com/about.html

"LEAF is a joint venture among Resource America, Inc., Resource Capital Corp., Eos Partners, L.P., and Guggenheim Securities, LLC."

Asset Backed Securitization.

 

[drmike]

Asset Backed Securitization is:

Financial security backed by a loan, lease or receivables against assets other than real estate and mortgage-backed securities. For investors, asset-backed securities are an alternative to investing in corporate debt.

Investopedia explains 'Asset-Backed Security - ABS'

An ABS is essentially the same thing as a mortgage-backed security, except that the securities backing it are assets such as loans, leases, credit card debt, a company's receivables, royalties and so on, and not mortgage-based securities.

 

[drmike]

Allegedly in default to Burst but no documents (or lawsuits) have surfaced yet to prove  Burst's claims that VD hadn't been paying their bills and owed them north of $100K (?).  The panic shown on WHT by then CEO Shawn after VD jumped ship seemed more like "oh shit, we're screwed, a big chunk of our revenues just walked out the door" then "a deadbeat who wasn't paying us and was a financial burden just left"

I haven't found a hint of a document where volumeDrive  is being sued by Burst.  Doesn't mean vD isn't being sued by someone. Possible other creditors and finance  fools involved are doing some suit against vD.   

I do know, unrelated to Burst, but other suit(s) pending against vD elsewhere.  I've been parked on those documents.  Suits in multiple States and venues.

In hindsight, although I was all behind Burst, it's clear that Arcus was freaking out then on WHT because vD leaving put a big hit on income, income that was likely securitized as future income and leveraged through junk securities.

 

[drmike]

And a parting shot...

Back when volumeDrive withdrew from Burst slyly,  there were 200-300 "left behind".  I'm unsure how this compares with total number of servers vD had (if their total or not).

It's curious, because I've claimed that I view Dunmore as having approximately 500 servers there during most of the operation time.

If 200-300 were vD's, 1/2 of the total servers left/were leaving.

Makes sense why Burst locked things up and fought like the dickens to convert those folks to Burst customers, now doesn't it?

 

[splitice]

Who wants to bet on the L.A move date? My money is on 2-3 weeks.

 

[drmike]

Hehe betting But I only have Asset Backed Securities to offer.

LA 2-3 weeks?Hmm...

I think Burst has a large customer that justifies what they have out there and why they are there.

Question is if the gear, leases, etc. are or are/aren't bundled with the now about to scrutinized Securities and perhaps within grasp of creditors.  If within grasp, yeah LA could go bye-bye.  2-3 weeks is really quick in legal terms though.  

I see legal wranglings and venue arguments and dance games like their former ahhh customer vD is known for pulling on creditors.

 

[rds100]

I think VolumeDrive servers were not in Dunmore. I.e. they were in the other PA location and when Burst wanted to move that to Dunmore, VD moved elsewhere.

So the VD servers should not be counted towards these 500.

Also i believe it's more than 500, look at the higher electrical bills when everything in PA was merged in the Dunmore location.

If there were only 500 servers, why the hell does Burst move them in batches (at least 4 batches mentioned on that WHT thread until now). How do they transport the servers, on the back of a pickup truck?

 

[drmike]

Hard to say about vD and where servers were siphoned out of... I suspect you are right though @rds100

vD in the WHT thread back then was stated to have ~ 1000 servers and appeared to be at original Burst DC.

There were a few hundred left behind - 200-300... meaning 600-700 left.  Which seems very strange  since we are talking about

 15 entirely full racks leaving on the low end.

This tidbit and funny now in hindsight:

Originally Posted by cd/home
If they had the level of servers you say they did within your DC then I project they could owe you in excess of $10,000?

Burstnet

I can't give actual numbers, but that wouldn't even cover one month's invoice with us, and would not have led to the current status. They owed us big money. There will be a lawsuit against them, you can count on it. I suspect the leasing company will now be going after them as well. They probably thought the leasing company would never find them, but surprise surprise..we know exactly where they are, and will be sharing that information with them. So even if they manage to get back online, their problem are only just starting. They will begetting served from us, and probably the sheriff knocking on their door soon to repo any servers that belong to the leasing company as well. Tomorrow we will call their new landlord, and let them know all about their new tenant. I'm sure their new landlord had renovation allowances they spent on getting their space ready, and I'm sure they are not going to take to kindly to this news.

Touche, douche!

 

[drmike]

I have to turn off the monitor and walk away, my stomach hurts from the sheer laughter....

Burstnet:

The server we have are all Colo'd equipment or leased servers, barely any owned by Volumedrive outright. We'll either take over the lease from our mutual leasing company provider, who will be quite happy for us to do such, or I'm sure they'll give us time to migrate clients or move the HD's to our own hardware.

Mind you Burst today sits here with multiple equipment leases in default...  so does volumeDrive

 

[bpsRobert]

Wow. It seems to be becoming a daily thing with BurstNET where I think to myself "What sort of BurstNET fails will I hear about today?". I don't understand how anyone can run their company in such a fashion.

 

[rds100]

I'm waiting to see what bandwidth providers they will use at the new location. I.e. are they paying the bills to their current bandwidth providers or will need to jump ship.

 

[drmike]

Right now Burst is tunneling a connection from PA to NC and customers are in world of issues / malfunctioning / MTU hell.

DC74 is the new facility....

Not bad looking network:

http://bgp.he.net/AS17216

ASN is tiny... 8,448 vs. Burst's own 296k....

 

[drmike]

From the WHIR the other day:

http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/burstnet-sued-making-equipment-lease-payments-court-documents

"Some have speculated in industry forums [link to vpsBoard prior thread] that BurstNET is moving its business to avoid creditors, a notion that Ray said is “complete speculation” and would not comment on. However, he noted that BurstNET will address concerns in a web conference and press release next week."

Har har Mr. Ray har har.  

 

[XFS_Duke]

Shawn Arcus is leaving BurstNet after 23+ years there. I find that odd, maybe the new CEO is blaming him for everything? Dunno...

Either way, that came from Shawn himself in an email to me. He'll be gone by the end of the week.

 

[drmike]

Shame @XFS_Duke.

I see tons of too recent documents bearing Shawn's name as well as other family members.

I would say Shawn is being pushed out.

Burst therefore has burst and this spells most certainly an end to them.

 

[XFS_Duke]

Shame @XFS_Duke.

Why shame?

 

[drmike]

Why shame?

Shame Mr. Duke, as Arcus leaving inevitably includes his brother.  It officially ends Burst.net and one of the old pillars of the industry.

Now Burst is just going to be some odd asset of some money group.

 

[DomainBop]

Shame Mr. Duke, as Arcus leaving inevitably includes his brother.  It officially ends Burst.net and one of the old pillars of the industry.

Burst.net has been mediocre crap since it started so that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Shawn Arcus is leaving BurstNet after 23+ years there.

Burst didn't start offering any  hosting services until late '96.  The company operated a computer retail store for the 1st 6 years and the registered corporate name until about '98 was Shawn's Trading Post Inc.

 

[drmike]

No doubt @DomainBop.   Mediocre.  I tried them ONCE.   Was in their short-lived UK location.   Was very bad.

Around here, 1996,  that was ahh 18 years ago.   Many folks here and in other communities weren't old enough to remember that year.  Heck good swath of folks probably weren't even born yet

 

[Exelion]

I wonder how many colos were left behind and now can't get their property because the doors are now locked (someone in the massive WHT thread said this has already happened).